Short Editorial related to the article Acute Effect of Interval vs. Continuous Exercise on Blood Pressure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is strongly associated with adverse cardiovascular events, including heart failure, ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases. With a high prevalence worldwide, SAH is commonly associated with risk factors such as family history, obesity, high sodium intake and physical inactivity. Therefore, it is estimated that countries such as the United States and England have 1/3 of hypertensive […]

Hypertension is pointed out as one of the most aggressive risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, since it is directly associated with nearly 8 million obits per year related to cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac arrest or stroke. Hypertensives with low levels of physical activity present higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality even when receiving anti-hypertensive medication. The regular practice of exercise, mainly aerobic exercises, is highly recommended due to its hypotensive effect. Actually, a single session of […]